T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[romero121]

The Mumbai batsman are struggling but their bowlers are in great form as they already won matches for them even with low scores.

The match is close as Delhi still need 15 runs from 12 balls and the pitch is not that easy to bat and the Mumbai bowlers are bowling well and the only issue they have is that they failed to pick wickets from the start. Bumrah is bowling the second last over and if he is going to bowl a tight over and pick  wickets then it is going to be a difficult task and the pressure will be back to Delhi.

DC won the match by 6 wickets and move to the second position in the points table, Good team effort and they didn't take too much risks when the required rate is still under control which learned from the mistakes of other teams playing against MI in the previous matches. Dhawan again played the leading role while Lalit Yadav scored according to the run rate and finally hetmeyr relieved the pressure with two boundaries.

Delhi Capitals had a well controlled game. Dhawan is playing good as a opener. Mumbai Indians aimed for a high target and every player came into the ground with the plan of aggressive batting, but some mistakes made them loss wickets continuously. Somehow finally managed to make the score 137. Every second innings have got pressure than the first innings, and in this match it is well planned and executed by Delhi Capitals.

[Sithara007]

DC won the match by 6 wickets and move to the second position in the points table, Good team effort and they didn't take too much risks when the required rate is still under control which learned from the mistakes of other teams playing against MI in the previous matches. Dhawan again played the leading role while Lalit Yadav scored according to the run rate and finally hetmeyr relieved the pressure with two boundaries.

Everyone else played well, but I don't agree with the role played by Lalit Yadav. He made 22 from 25 balls and created a lot of pressure on DC due to his slow batting. On the other hand, Steve Smith batted sensibly and made 33 from 29 balls. But when I look at the commentary on this match, a lot of people are not happy with Smith's performance and at the same time they are praising Yadav. Even Shikhar Dhawan had a lower strike rate when compared to Smith, and that shows that the pitch was difficult to bat on. 

[LittleBitFunny]

DC won the match by 6 wickets and move to the second position in the points table, Good team effort and they didn't take too much risks when the required rate is still under control which learned from the mistakes of other teams playing against MI in the previous matches. Dhawan again played the leading role while Lalit Yadav scored according to the run rate and finally hetmeyr relieved the pressure with two boundaries.

Everyone else played well, but I don't agree with the role played by Lalit Yadav. He made 22 from 25 balls and created a lot of pressure on DC due to his slow batting. On the other hand, Steve Smith batted sensibly and made 33 from 29 balls. But when I look at the commentary on this match, a lot of people are not happy with Smith's performance and at the same time they are praising Yadav. Even Shikhar Dhawan had a lower strike rate when compared to Smith, and that shows that the pitch was difficult to bat on. 

I don't think there is much need to focus on strike rate when your target is only 138 runs. 138 runs is not a big total on a platform like IPL. So maybe Lalit Yadav has batted defensively. And players like Hetmayar, Stoinins, and Aswing are not out yet. Those are very good batsmen for the T20 format.

[bryant.coleman]

I don't think there is much need to focus on strike rate when your target is only 138 runs. 138 runs is not a big total on a platform like IPL. So maybe Lalit Yadav has batted defensively. And players like Hetmayar, Stoinins, and Aswing are not out yet. Those are very good batsmen for the T20 format.

Yes.. it was surprising to see Marcus Stoinis not being used before Lalit Yadav. The required run rate was low, but since Steven Smith and Shikhar Dhawan were playing in a defensive manner, I was thinking that it may be a good idea to send Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer to pump up the run rate. If the target was 5-10 runs more, then it would have got really difficult for the Delhi Capitals. They won only because of good performance from their bowlers. 

[LittleBitFunny]

I don't think there is much need to focus on strike rate when your target is only 138 runs. 138 runs is not a big total on a platform like IPL. So maybe Lalit Yadav has batted defensively. And players like Hetmayar, Stoinins, and Aswing are not out yet. Those are very good batsmen for the T20 format.

Yes.. it was surprising to see Marcus Stoinis not being used before Lalit Yadav. The required run rate was low, but since Steven Smith and Shikhar Dhawan were playing in a defensive manner, I was thinking that it may be a good idea to send Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer to pump up the run rate. If the target was 5-10 runs more, then it would have got really difficult for the Delhi Capitals. They won only because of good performance from their bowlers. 

You are right They won because of the great performance of their bowlers. Mumbai Indians' batting lineup is strong enough. DC's bowlers have bowled brilliantly against them. Amit Mishra and Lalit Yadav in particular bowled brilliantly. If MI could have scored more than 150 runs, it would have been a bit difficult for DC to win the match.

[mersal]

DC won the match by 6 wickets and move to the second position in the points table, Good team effort and they didn't take too much risks when the required rate is still under control which learned from the mistakes of other teams playing against MI in the previous matches. Dhawan again played the leading role while Lalit Yadav scored according to the run rate and finally hetmeyr relieved the pressure with two boundaries.

Everyone else played well, but I don't agree with the role played by Lalit Yadav. He made 22 from 25 balls and created a lot of pressure on DC due to his slow batting. On the other hand, Steve Smith batted sensibly and made 33 from 29 balls. But when I look at the commentary on this match, a lot of people are not happy with Smith's performance and at the same time they are praising Yadav. Even Shikhar Dhawan had a lower strike rate when compared to Smith, and that shows that the pitch was difficult to bat on. 

Don't forget that MI defended similar scores by taking quick wickets in the death overs so I will give credits to the Yadav as well for holding his wickets when best bowlers of crickets attacking from all the ends and there is no need to score big shots when the required run rate is just run a ball. But generally, Lalit Yadav has the reputation of being destructive in the death overs so we may see such kind of actions when it is required for the team.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Do I know who is betting on PBKS today? From the beginning of the match, no batsman of PBKS could fight well with the bat. Agarwal did the most runs, he scored 22 runs off 25 balls. At the moment PBKS has collected only 84 runs by losing 6 wickets in 14 overs. I don't think PBKS will be able to win this match if they don't score more than 140 runs.

[bryant.coleman]

Do I know who is betting on PBKS today? From the beginning of the match, no batsman of PBKS could fight well with the bat. Agarwal did the most runs, he scored 22 runs off 25 balls. At the moment PBKS has collected only 84 runs by losing 6 wickets in 14 overs. I don't think PBKS will be able to win this match if they don't score more than 140 runs.

LOL.. Punjab Kings are in all sorts of trouble and I really doubt whether they will be able to make a total of 120 today. Right now they are 118/9 with just 4 more balls to go. The combination of Rashid Khan/Abhishek Sharma/Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Khaleel Ahmed destroyed Punjab and only Mayank Agarwal and Shahrukh Khan could score above 20. For Punjab, their biggest problem remains the weak middle order. When KL Rahul and Mayank get out early, they doesn't manage to get to decent totals.

[UmerIdrees]

Pakistan won the 1st T20 against Zimbabwe. Although they won quite easily but their batting performance did not impressed me at all. They were struggling in their batting till the last over in which they made 20 runs which took the score to 150. Had that not happened, Pakistan would have trouble saving this match.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Pakistan won the 1st T20 against Zimbabwe. Although they won quite easily but their batting performance did not impressed me at all. They were struggling in their batting till the last over in which they made 20 runs which took the score to 150. Had that not happened, Pakistan would have trouble saving this match.

They defeated South Africa and won the series but they found it difficult at times to score runs against Zimbabwe and i thought they would fail to defend the score and is how a truly unpredictable side plays  .

Chennai had a flying start and if they do not put over 200 runs then they should be blamed for failing to convert a century opening partnership.

[mersal]

PBKS at the bottom of the points table, surely they need to rearrange the team if they want to qualify for the playoffs.
CSK vs KKR is live now, and really we are seeing the real CSK attacking approach after few years and Ruturaj also joins into the batting form with first fifty of this season.

At the end of 13 overs 121/1.

[Vishnu.Reang]

CSK vs KKR is live now, and really we are seeing the real CSK attacking approach after few years and Ruturaj also joins into the batting form with first fifty of this season.

At the end of 13 overs 121/1.

CSK has got a great start to this season, when compared to the disaster they had last time during the initial phases. Suresh Raina's inclusion made a huge difference this time. Also, some of the younger players are performing really well. And the replacement of Kedar Jadhav by Moeen Ali has worked as well. Right now the only player who has yet to reach his peak form within the CSK lineup seems to be Shardul Thakur.

[7788bitcoin]

CSK has got a great start to this season, when compared to the disaster they had last time during the initial phases. Suresh Raina's inclusion made a huge difference this time. Also, some of the younger players are performing really well. And the replacement of Kedar Jadhav by Moeen Ali has worked as well. Right now the only player who has yet to reach his peak form within the CSK lineup seems to be Shardul Thakur.

The only difference i think is that the IPL is played in India and CSK usually is a really strong team and last time they conducted outside India and they were not able to perform like they used to until the final stages of the tournament and Suresh Raina is the only player that was missing from the team last year and there are new inclusions like Moeen Ali that strengthen them tremendously.

[Swordsoffreedom]

After seeing the players in the KKR squad I thought the team was very stable. Both the batting and bowling lineup are equally strong. They started the first match of the season brilliantly but now I am totally disappointed to see their performance. They are weak in both batting and bowling side. Their bowlers are giving a lot of runs in every match. They do not have experienced bowlers to bowl in death overs. Narine has been added to the team today as a replacement for Shakib. Looking forward to seeing how he performs.

[tobi4255]

After seeing the players in the KKR squad I thought the team was very stable. Both the batting and bowling lineup are equally strong. They started the first match of the season brilliantly but now I am totally disappointed to see their performance. They are weak in both batting and bowling side. Their bowlers are giving a lot of runs in every match. They do not have experienced bowlers to bowl in death overs. Narine has been added to the team today as a replacement for Shakib. Looking forward to seeing how he performs.

Changing is not working for KKR. Narine is super flop today. KKR much more expect from him. His recent from is not good. I think Sakib was good option for KKR rather then Narine. Another Worst defeat waiting for KKR

[Swordsoffreedom]

After seeing the players in the KKR squad I thought the team was very stable. Both the batting and bowling lineup are equally strong. They started the first match of the season brilliantly but now I am totally disappointed to see their performance. They are weak in both batting and bowling side. Their bowlers are giving a lot of runs in every match. They do not have experienced bowlers to bowl in death overs. Narine has been added to the team today as a replacement for Shakib. Looking forward to seeing how he performs.

Changing is not working for KKR. Narine is super flop today. KKR much more expect from him. His recent from is not good. I think Sakib was good option for KKR rather then Narine. Another Worst defeat waiting for KKR

Sunil Narine has given 34 runs in 4 overs and has taken only 1 wicket.  On the other side, he also flops with the bat. Only 4 runs. Shakib has played much better than him. I think if Morgan returns to form, KKR's batting lineup will become stronger. And what KKR needs most at the moment is a bowler who is experienced enough to bowl in death overs.

[Vaskiy]

With the fall of five early wickets Chennai seems to win the match, but now scenario has changed with the agressive cricket of Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik. The match have now turned towards KKR, because every bowlers ball is being smashed to six by the two. Now the score is going high above the required run rate. With this match Kolkata Knight Riders will prove they're strong.

[JohnBitCo]

Pakistan won the 1st T20 against Zimbabwe. Although they won quite easily but their batting performance did not impressed me at all. They were struggling in their batting till the last over in which they made 20 runs which took the score to 150. Had that not happened, Pakistan would have trouble saving this match.

They defeated South Africa and won the series but they found it difficult at times to score runs against Zimbabwe and i thought they would fail to defend the score and is how a truly unpredictable side plays  .

Never understand how can any side be so unpredictable. A team who is in form should play most of the matches good but it never happens with Pakistan.
I had some bad experience in the past as i lost few bets in which pakistan were playing. Now i avoid betting on their matches as its hard to predict the result of the matches.

[Mahdirakib]

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Both of them got out and Pat Cummins showed impressive batting skill after them. He has scored 30 runs in a single over! This is the real fun of T-20 match. But KKR was unable to get the victory. The top order batsman are fully responsible for this. All of the top five batsman showed extremely poor performance today. Andre Russell was really disappointed with his out. He let the ball to go which was on leg side and didn't expect that it will hit the stamp.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

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Never understand how can any side be so unpredictable. A team who is in form should play most of the matches good but it never happens with Pakistan.
I had some bad experience in the past as i lost few bets in which pakistan were playing. Now i avoid betting on their matches as its hard to predict the result of the matches.

In the past they have the reputation to defeat any team on their day even the mighty teams but in recent years Pakistan fell short of that reputation but now they are yet at it again, the middle order failed miserably and they were lucky that Zimbabwe batsman struggled against the spinners.
From 31 for 5 KKR was able to reach 202 runs which is a great achievement. It was a great performance by Andre Russell and Dinesh Karthik but the star was Pat Cummins who surprised me with his clean hitting.